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Home My WebLink AboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1975-12-18, Page 35~ .^ k ' ^ d=^r° 0= housing desperate ° ^ ` ° ~ Need ^' fot Iad n�w 'developrnent problems in getting houses compound ad~ '--- d—past~i the ding six months to two years '—Gary - Davidson agreed w with onto the delay before housing dedevokoperexplai/io8tbat is ready. ' the rod tape was the very "We estimate that thing that was causingthe -ricb will need about 100 housing crisis. He said that lots year to meet the although the Suncoast plan den -land in housing," said Mr. was approved in principle, it Davidson."In. the next three , would. appear to was merelypiecethere of paper years ="" " and would require a \enttuy be only 42 lots ",==°°, for process to become reality. that demand and even if the He added that a con- 100 lots are available the struction \ug\ could easily housesstili have to be built, ecrf~ , d 'housing development in have to seriously consider would have to be The town of Goderich couil face a critical shortage of Goderich it mu St be con - housing n' houyiog in the near future if verted through a lengthy nothing is done to stimulate hut,uucrudc process into the housing industry here and building lots and unless this is bring raw land onto the done as soon as possibie home market for- residential buyers in Goderich may be development,the Goderich forced tu pay exorbitant area planning board learned m[|udunuryoos$for housing. |ae�wook Mr. Uzus, author of the The .board was told by ,rvort, offered onveru\ HuronCounty \ Gary alternatives for avoiding the "'Davidson and Ronan Dzuu crisis. He advised the board that unless the town acts now that the shortagef housing to expedite residential was not caused by a mod development bore..thoro will . shurtuge, pointing out, that t be only 42'\ota uva|iup\e for there are 10 land areas within housing in 'the next one to the town limits that have o ,__, Referring to a 13 page a 70 per cent increase In the /written report the- planners town's population. . / warned that While. an The mwopiunnery~oa\d that t abundant land exists for .the Town of Godorioh may 1,"\ g^~,/n~ into the housing residential use an e '-- field to avoid — revenues gained from its sale bm pending crisis if allotbeF� used to purchase more land alternatives fail. They said for industry. The industrial that the town would enjoy an land in question is behind the advantage over private Suncoast Mall in the north developers because of the east corner of the town's bact' that they can borrow ln,duotrim\park. money at a cheaper ratethan A acbetnwbc provided by ' the developers. the planners estimated that "But." said Mr. Davidson, the land could accommodate "if the developers can be about 2.800 persons using encouraged to bring the lots pordu�� of the land for |uw, onto the market fast enough _mnd\um and high density they are much better at doing housing and incorporatingit than the town wou\dbe." some of the area for a 60 to 70 The in unit mobile home park. the housing crisis is ctuo to Mr. Davidson warned the their ownership of large board; however, that trading areas of undeveloped land off the industrial land maybe inside the town's limits.- The un irreversible step. Be said plannersplannersexplained thatiof the that the town the town - 203 acres of undee|u od\and ship have 'zoned land in the the town is the second largest southern portion Goderich .Donnybrook UCW " ' "'°"" owns 79 acres of land that land is still privatelyow Suncoosr Estates for industry but that some of and the town owns 69 which owned. �lects1976 combined totals 73 the raw land 'Goderich. it�-zoned for industry, until The alternatives the town someone buys the land for He that althou"- ' ' has to avoid the pending industrial purposes it is not ^ •wcrisis according to the avaitable Co industry just sl~te of officers planners are stimulation of because itin d way. the private market, in- He said that landowners that • tervention in land develop- hold out for high prices or The Donnybrook Bpitcd the new slate of officers for ment or involvement in a co- refuse to sell land have a very Church Women met at the 1975 and'76. onorudvp effort with the negative affec on the stteanl home of Mrs. E.Snowden Past president, Mrs. Ray developers to ensure that the of land deveIopment. Tuesday afternoon with Hanna; president, Mrs. land indeveloped inomann* Bert Alexander of Suncoast leven membes presentErnest' Snowden; first vice economic to the home buyer. Estates told the board that t Mrs.'Wm., Hardy undMry. president, Mrs. Hilliard ‘9 MilsDzus explained that the althoughthis company was a B. Snowden were |� chargeJefferson; second vice tuwncould investigate the,.major land owner they had uo . and Mrs. Wm. Hardy led in president, Mrs. Robt. J y `m-000ua why the land is not intention of holding out, proyer ferson; secretary -treasurer, being developed and work to adding that he was now in - Mrs. E. Snowden and Mrs. Mrs. Stuart Chamney solve the_ problems the volved in trying to get ap- W Hardy read the correspondence secretary, private �.6ctor is en- prnva\ of a subdivision plan meditation. Mrs. countering. He added --. Jefferson read a secretary, Mrs. �ha'lo« cure the the plan had been roved in poem "The Night Love Came Jefferson, and Mrs. Wm. ailments of the developers principle but was still bogged Down". MrsMorley John- Hardy, supply ,secretary, they could borrow to down i utape. ston read "In aLittle Stable" Mrs. Morley Johnston. service the land and either Mr. Alexanderpointed out and Mny.uy Hanna read a Program, Mrs. Wes Jef- saturate the 000rkntwith land that despite the avuivauuuyox poem, " Message' of ruroon and ��rS. Stuart tnutobiUzeprices orpass the land .'tho town may yxuce ' Cbriot/nuo'' `., Chamney; pianists, Mrs. H. serviced land on to the con- another problem 'relating o� ` Mrs.Otto Weber toldn�her Jefferson »n and Mrs` �»bt' sumer at beiow market value the housing industry.Be said Ukrainian Christmas wNchia j«fy e,S»n;r Chris flan mo��ure`tuyo\«'the actual 'construction' of celebrated according to the education, Mrs. B` Jefferson; The latter move according homes may be delayed Julian Calendar January 7., yl»n»'r fund, Mrs. Otto to the planners would require because of u relatively small The most important part iS Weber; stewartship fund, a trade off of land slated for construction industry here Holy Night (Christmas Eve) Mrs. Sam Thompso'n; industrial use. The land and that he had experienced suppercitizenship secretary, Mrs, J. --- ' It consists of 12 lenten ` Hildebrand; official bOord' . , dishes symbolic of the 12 ./Mrs. H. Jeffersdn; o.,_ur'um. apostles who gathered&`rthe Mrs. Thos. Armstrong; last supper. She also said she munseamd cards oonoruutoa, missed the carollers who go Mrs. E. Robinson. from house to house singing ' Lunch was served by Mrs. 'cu,o\s, not just .children but B. Robinson nnd Mrs. H. adults from the churches. Jefferson assisting the 'Pnoona were read by Mrs. G. hostess. Robinson, Mrg, Jas. Leddy and Mrs. Wm. Hardy. JOIN THE CROWD Mrs. J. Hildebrand- closed K/\ the meeting with prayer. . ~WYrs. Ray Hanna took over the business and brought in � ^ ` 1 N% !' °°Qent°aU Lighting Display Electric —e -t° nm "INDUSTRIAL—COMMERCIAL" RESIDENTIAL"—:WIRING ' . CUSTOM TRENCHING GRAHAM ELECTRIC 62 CAMBRIA mm.m GODERICH 524-8670 � ^ W ' •° . T4, ' - �� N�� N�U�N� �� -��n�m ��[ �� Q��8� ��0��u��--�� m �=�m �� -~�~- �~ . � ��w�k the-Tow'n�y=��m� ��0�� N�^ ��vN0�� NN ��|�� mw cOpE..RICH \ ~ As -Directed By Resolution Of The Municipal C�uncii N Hereby Dectare � ��/�N��N0NG DAY FRIDAY,'Decernber 26th, 1975'' �� HOLIDAY �� U��. 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